This is the same as any Linux v's windows web hosting debate so you'll get lots of opinions.
Here are the issues as I see it a) do know the same amount about each, and you have the same amount of people in house that do b) do you are confident in your security knowledge on both (or you are willing to pay someone) c) do you find both as easy to admin remotely d) cost is not a issue e) your app works in both f) you have checked the status of verity on Linux (there where issues) g) what are you developing on ? Linux ? or Win? h) you are not thinking of using any 3rd party COM or Windows technology now or in the future Check out [EMAIL PROTECTED] and the cf Linux faq at macromedia.com for more on cf & Linux. WG > -----Original Message----- > From: [mRg] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 November 2002 17:41 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: ColdFusion platforms : Linux versus Windows 2000 > > > Hi, > > I am about to set up a web application which has been developed > in ColdFusion on Linux using Microsoft SQL as the backend database. > > This application is now ready to go live, and we need to decide > whether to run the ColdFusion server on Linux or Microsoft > Windows 2000, as we have equal knowledge of both. The database > will be sitting on a different server, so the server will only be > used to host the front-end application. > > I'd like to hear peoples thoughts and experiences on the pros and > cons of using either one of these platforms for a ColdFusion environment. > > Thanks, > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
